Finance & accounting

Darden Professor Rich Evans discusses the benefits of diversification in smoothing out the volatility of individual investments.

Recent legislative changes, particularly the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, aim to lower the direct cost of IPOs by giving firms the choice to reduce disclosure during the IPO process and their first five years as publicly traded companies.

But does this new legislation actually achieve its goals?

In this video, Darden Professor Greg Fairchild discusses the credit card, what it can do for the consumer, and what it sometimes does to the consumer.

Darden Professor Mary Margaret Frank discusses the origin of the national debt, how spending priorities have changed and why excessive federal debt is a concern.

In this finance lesson, you will learn the "Rule of 72," a method for estimating the time it will take for an investment to double.

Is there a change of conversational tone that occurs depending on the time of day an earnings-related call is made? And if so, why does it happen?

Learn three tips to keep more money in your pocket when investing. Professor Mary Margaret Frank explains tax planning for better returns in this edition of BizBasics.

In this finance lesson, you will learn whether it is wiser for you to invest in stocks or bonds based on several key personal wealth management insights.